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Kerry Bannigan, founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign. <\/span><\/p>\n Its virtual community takes aim at driving innovation, connecting industry leaders, facilitating new partnerships and enacting social change whilst providing incentives for brands to join and engage. Network partners are offered insights from think tanks, access to speaking opportunities, and invitations to future events; and registered initiatives on the platform will be published and showcase how the fashion and lifestyle sectors are driving change towards the delivery of the SDGs. Interested parties can join the network by registering here.<\/p>\n The network is managed by the Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the United Nations Office for Partnerships. Current network partnerships include Fashion4Development; Lenzing; Mara Hoffman Renewed; Messe Frankfurt Texpertise Network; Queen of Raw; Red Carpet Green Dress; Redress, and Swarovski Waterschool.<\/p>\n Kerry Bannigan, founder of the Conscious Fashion Campaign, said, “To accelerate industry change through advocacy and education, the Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network offers an action-oriented platform that fuels stakeholders’ innovative solutions for more equitable and resilient societies.”<\/p>\n Annemarie Hou, acting executive director, UN Office for Partnerships, added, “The Conscious Fashion and Lifestyle Network offers an opportunity to cultivate an innovative and essential community of practice to help deliver sustainable change in the Decade of Action.”<\/p>\n